The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-09
THE RorHscHiLD WEDDING.
Why the Match Was Opposed-As to the
Lucky Groom.

Why the Match Was Opposed-As to the
Lucky Groom.
Paris Letter in London Truth
There have been q number of fashionable mar
riages in the course of the week, and among the
number was one which dragged so long that
every said it high time" when 1t was an
nounced. / mean the wedding OF Mile. Helene
de Rothschild and the Belgian cavalry omcer
He 10 rich in names, but until she became his wife
he could not boast OF being ricn IN
worlds gear The style and titles OF the
husband of the great heiress in question are
Baron Stephen Nyevet, van Haar, van
Zuyleu. Professional genealogists have deal
say about his ancestors, who DOUBTLESS were
frst-rate people in the corner OF the Low
Countries in which they lived during the time
that that part of the world was covered by
Spain But fame knows nothing about them
This. however. does not matter. The Baron van
Nyevelt, Haar. Zuylen is a fine: manly
fellow, very good-looking, and an accomplished
dancer and equestrian he Is quite genuine
Beigians generally what they look and set
up TO be- His wealthy bride worshps him, and
dare say she will remain satisfied with her bar
gain. Her relatives are furious. and find fault
with her for not having chosen a more intellect
ual husband. They forget that she was shut out
from most things which induce taste for men,
tai superiority. The men VINO had climbed to
emnence by their talents, and whom she was
allowed to see were all of the fogy age and
patriarchs.
The marriage of the Baron so rich in Evans"
and of the lady rich in gold did not take place
with the accomplishments of bell, music and
caudle-light it having been by special dispensa-
ton SOlemnlzed--Or, rather, got tnrongn-ln the
dingy little sacristy of St. Honore d'Eylan This
was because the bride did not renounce Judaism
and get baptized. priest cannot marry a Jew
or Jewess to a Christian before an altar, and he
can only join their hands with manned
rites in the sacristy by special dispen-
saton from the Pope. The ecclesiastic
who blessed tho Belgian Baron and
the heiress this occasion was Bishop Sisson.
like to see a bride go from the paternal home
with all the triumphal circumstance of white
satin and orange blossoms, and followed by
long train of brilian ydrsssed and sympathlz-
ing friends There was nothing of this at the
triple ivan" and Rothschild marriage. But
every bridal is a poor affair." brides face ex-
pressing the most entire confidence in the man
she had resolved to take, for better or for worse.
against the long-kept-up opposition of the
powerful tribe to which she belonged By birth
The position of the bridegroom at Brussels is
a good one He is brother-in-law of M. Van
de Velde de Zuylen. whose mama IS familiar
to every reader of the Independence Beige, or
any other Brussels paper. Viscomte Louis de
Thury one of the brides witnesses, belongs to
the most clerical of the Faubourg St. German
families Mr.. Sanford, the other witness. is
seeing that the newly-married Baroness is one of
the greatest heresses of the day, IL is we'll both
for her and the baron that she has taken
her own course in getting married and
broken with her tribe doing She will OBJ
stinately if she has womanly pride, shut her
eyes to his little faults and keep down her own
whms and humors when indulgence In them
might tend to weaken the bond which holds
them together The best wives are those who
have made choice against strenuous opposition
from their own relatives. The reason is that
they would not for the world expose themselves
of their willfulness before they pl uuged into the
slavery Of4he ring.